Chiodecton sphaerale Ach., 1990

Ertz, Damien, Flakus, Adam, Oset, Magdalena, Sipman, Harrie J. M. & Kukwa, Martin, 2015, A first assessment of lichenized Arthoniales in Bolivia with descriptions of two new species, Phytotaxa 217 (1), pp. 1-25 : 5

Chiodecton sphaerale Ach. ( Fig. 2B )

This Neotropical lichen is known from Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Panama, Peru and Venezuela ( Vainio 1890; López-Figueiras 1986; Hekking & Sipman 1988; Thor 1990). In Bolivia it has been known only from a single 19 th century record ( Thor 1990).

Specimens examined (all corticolous). BOLIVIA. Dept. La Paz: Prov. Franz Tamayo, near Apolo, 14°50’15”S, 68°26’58”W, 1430 m, Preandean Amazon forest , 17 May 2011, AF 20800 & OP, MK 8758 (KRAM, LPB, UGDA). Prov. Nor Yungas, COTAPATA, near Urpuma, 16º13’20”S, 67º52’34”W, 1989 m, Yungas montane forest, 30 June 2010, AF 17134 & PR (KRAM, LPB). Dept. Santa Cruz: Prov. José Miguel de Velasco , Sendero de goma near Florida, 14°37’48”S, 61°12’02”W, 170 m, lowland Amazon secondary forest, 16 December 2009, AF 16060 & PR (KRAM, LPB) ; Prov. Manuel María Caballero, El Camino de Orquideas , 17°49’50”S, 64°42’11”W, 2415 m, Yungas cloud forest, 17 August 2012, MK 11597 (LPB, UGDA) .

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FIGURE 2. Morphological diversity of selected Arthoniales of Bolivia 1. A, Alyxoria apomelaena (Flakus 16252.1); B, Chiodecton sphaerale (Flakus 20800); C, Cresponea leprieurii s.l. (Flakus 19069); D, Cryptonia olivacea (Flakus 16012); E, Herpothallon rubrocinctum (Kukwa 10764); F, Lecanactis flaviseda (Flakus 20762). Scales:A–D, F—1 mm, E—10 mm.